Worried about coronavirus thread 23

[ofwarren]

Welcome to thread 23
Here is a link to the previous thread
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3845520-Worried-about-coronavirus-thread-22

@HasaDigaEebowai Thanks for this

Those worried about being fined for taking children out of school, you could report them as sick. You may only need to do this for a week as advice may change by then.

I suspect though someone is sat in the cobra meeting messaging a journalist friend and this is how it's leaking out.

That's it. Going to keep 2 x dc at home from monday. There will be a big argument with dp but enough is enough.

Doctors claim new coronavirus 'may cause damage to a man's TESTICLES'
t.co/ESRoonjNPA
Daily mail

They're not allowed phones or electronic devices of any kind in Cobra and so its more likely to be someone purely speculating..

@ofwarren Well now that puts an entirely different spin on things! Maybe they will rethink the herd immunity approach

Reports of concerns (unproven) about possible effects on male fertility have been circulating for a while.

Newsweek link from 20 Feb

Vice President Mike Pence says all Americans returning from coronavirus 'epicenter' Europe will be asked to quarantine for 14 days t.co/rdBN8ZbRo7
Daily mail

My prediction is that working from home for those who can will be suggested but that schools will stay open. The government seem mostly reactive rather than proactive unfortunately

anonacfr re the you tube clip
yep

Random I know but.... Jewellery such as wedding/engagement rings... They could have contamination on. So do I wash/sanitize with them on? Or take hem off and wash and then sanitize the jewellery separately?

Doctors claim new coronavirus 'may cause damage to a man's TESTICLES'

Well, that will get them worrying a bit more.

@jespers

The only reason I wouldn't go is if I was in a high risk group.

I would stop wearing jewellery and watches.

Also, shorter sleeves.

Think bare bellow elbow, when possible.

some woman on Sky News has said that buying loo roll is a form of pyschological comfort.

No, honey, I've got loo roll stocks in because I don't want to shit on my hands and clap!

@ChardonnaysPetDragon That makes sense re jewellery. I often wear long sleeve but subconsciously, always roll my sleeves up.

cjt110 I’ve put all my rings away apart from my wedding ring. I make sure I soap / sanitise under and around it.
Unfortunately all my other rings are quite intricate and fancy with curves and loops and hard to reach bits so they are in the jewellery box for now.

I've removed my wedding ring and watch.

@yoloPenguinsEatfish

I read somewhere apparently we bulk buy loo roll because it's a large item and we are drawn to large items in a panic situation.

There are loads and loads of boxes of tissue left in the supermarkets I go to. Same material, same function, customers getting upset about the lack of toilet roll but they aren’t going for the next best thing.

It is not clear that locking everything down will solve the issue of the virus in the long term. What if it turns out that it actually makes things worse?

Long term it's entirely possibly that the virus will simply re-emerge once everything opens am up again.

The UK plan as I understand it is to slowly increase the measures we take to eek out the number of cases over a longer period of time allowing the NHS to cope. They absolutely do not want a peak next Winter as that really would be difficult for the NHS to deal with.

I'm glad my Q re jewellery wasn't just my daft musings... Thanks all.

Yes my rings are stoney and fiddly so apart from submerging in hand sanitizer i couldnt guarantee getting them clean

News speculating schools now staying open and English football taking place as normal.

I’ll be shocked if Boris goes against the grain but we wait to find out the update

I found out I have high blood pressure on Monday. Having blood tests and doing a weeks monitoring of blood pressure, but it's definitely still high. I am trying to take sollace that it's better to know and take action rather than be blissfully unaware. But it is very hard not to be worried.